In response to the PS parliamentary group, on the evolution of funds distributed to sports organisations, Santa Casa da Misericórdia, with the Placard game, and Tourism, with online betting, the Government reported this value, which reached 61 .7 ME in 2022, an amount substantially higher than the 35.7 ME of funding allocated by the Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth (IPDJ) annually to all federations.

Last year and 2021, with 59.4 ME, were largely the most 'profitable' years in betting for sports federations, which, according to decrees n.º 314 and 315/2015, receive a part of the special gaming tax ' online' (37.5%) or 3.5% of the revenue obtained, in the case of bets at territorial base odds.

With a total of 151.7 ME, over the last five years, betting on sports competitions via the Internet was mainly responsible for the values distributed by sports federations.

Unsurprisingly, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) is the organisation that most profits from sports betting, with a total of 146 ME in the last five years, practically 60% of the total amount, with an increase in revenue from online in 2021 (25.4 ME) and 2022 (23.7 ME), compared to Placard (11 and 10.9, respectively).

Since 2017, the FPF has never received less than 20 ME from sports betting – 1.3 in 2015, 14.3 in 2016, and 20.7 in 2017 –, accounting for 22.6 in 2018, 27 in 2019, and 25.3 in 2020.

Contacted by Lusa, an official FPF source admitted that these revenues represent between 25% and 30% of the federal budget for each season, adding that these amounts are invested in the promotion of football, in the activities of the selections, in the organization of amateur football competitions, futsal and beach soccer, and support for members.